The Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex, in a decision which could have far-reaching implications for who can access single-sex services and spaces. It came about after the Scottish government… Read More ›
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Facebook “Pay us if you want to scam our customers.”
The above is yet another scam advert on Facebook. Click the link and you will be taken to a website that sells fake Rolex watches and other brands. How on earth can one of the biggest social networks on earth… Read More ›
Music and AI
I would hope that AI would be a tool to inspire and work out tough passages for musicians instead of a way for non-musicians to create music, but it sure doesn’t look like we’re headed that way. And of course… Read More ›
250,000 microplastics in one piece of chewing gum
In their study, the team used a technique called ‘automated Raman spectroscopy’ to assess just how many particles enter your saliva through chewing. Their analysis revealed that within just one hour, a whopping 250,000 microplastics are released. Worryingly, the long-term… Read More ›
Internet Phone Calls: war
It used to cost money to call someone, and if that someone was in another country – you would pay a premium: in the mid-90s a prime time call to Paris from New York cost around $113 an hour (in… Read More ›
The Nintendo Switch 2
We own a Nintendo Switch and have enjoyed it the past few years, but for whatever reason we haven’t even powered it on for the past year. I’m not sure why, but despite some great games and a sense of… Read More ›
The poorer your people are, the more power you will have
Trump’s ‘liberation day’ could mean recession in the US and pain worldwide Senate approves Republican plan for trillions in tax breaks and spending cuts Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs And on and on… Surely we can all… Read More ›
Fighting back against tariffs
Trump’s tariffs are of course nonsense and use made up figures to calculate the so called tariffs other countries charge the US. They then presented charging just over 50% against the dreamed up numbers as a good thing. Ignoring the… Read More ›
How my 1990s teenage self found somebody to love
My childhood obsession with Queen began in early December 1991, when I had just turned 11, after Freddie Mercury died, and ended when I went to university in October 1999. A BBC documentary was made about it – before Queen’s… Read More ›
Gave up Fitbit for the Apple Watch (again)…
I originally wore a Fitbit back in 2017 and managed to lose 100 pounds in weight in just under 11 months. Walking more, some weights and basic exercises alongside a healthy and low fat diet worked well for me. For… Read More ›